Vaccines

WHO announces 3 day pause in Gaza war for polio vaccination

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) –The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday a "preliminary commitment for area-specific humanitarian pauses" during a polio vaccination campaign set to begin on Sept. 1 in the Gaza Strip.

AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine amid safety concerns

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – The AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company has announced the withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine from global markets, citing decreased demand and safety concerns following revelations about rare blood clotting risks.

Iran vaccinates over 3,000 foreign nationals in S Khorasan

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Some 3,300 foreign nationals have been immunized against measles, mumps, and rubella in Iran’s eastern province of South Khorasan, close to the border with Afghanistan, according to a provincial health official.

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Iran becomes 5th country mastering pneumonia vaccine tech.

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – An Iranian official says the Islamic Republic has become the fifth country in the world to master the technology that is required to produce pneumonia vaccine.

Iran receives 2nd shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from Poland

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Iran received the second shipment of 1 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the Polish Government on Tuesday.

Iranian influenza vaccine out in market

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – An Iranian health official said that the locally manufactured influenza vaccine is available on the market.

Total number of vaccines administered in Iran exceeds 75 mn

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – The Iranian health ministry announced Tue. that with the injection of 1,266,000 doses of the new Covid-19 vaccine since yesterday, the total number of Covid-19 vaccines consumed in the country exceeded 75 million doses so far.

2 Iranian vaccines effective for vaccinating teenagers: Zali

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Alireza Zali, the director of the Tehran Coronavirus Taskforce, said on Wednesday that two locally manufactured vaccines in Iran are highly effective for vaccinating teenagers.